As soon as the wedding feast was over, Zygmunt I did not rush into the cave room, but dragged Marin to a deserted place in the backyard of the palace, and withdrew his men.

Then, Zygmunt I went from a majestic king to a wealthy man in an instant......

I saw Zygmunt I rubbing his hands, looking at Marin with a smirk, and asking with an expectant face:

"Second uncle, I see that you must be able to make a lot of money by selling whiskey so hard, right?"

"What do you want to do?" Marin asked, looking at Zygmunt I with a wary face.

"The so-called 'those who see have a share', not to mention, Poland and Lithuania are my territory. You see...... Do you want to share a little bit with me...... Hey hey ......"

"This is not a robber sharing the spoils, what 'those who see have a share'? You are also the monarch of two big countries, so you can see money like this, is this good? Marin looked at Zygmunt I with disdain.

"Hehe, don't talk about me. Don't you, a grand duke, also go out to sell wine at my wedding banquet yourself? Zygmunt I was not annoyed, but replied with a salivating face.

Marin was choked up for a moment, but still said angrily:

"You're the monarch of two big countries, why did you come to beat me up for the idea of the wine business, do you want to make a face? Besides, I'm losing my money by marrying Anne to you this time. The 50 carts of dowry are worth more than 200,000 gold coins! Damn, I feel sorry for Lao Tzu! And the fertilizer supply for your estate......"

"Don't mind, I really believe in your business vision, second uncle. This time, it must be a big business to work your old man to come forward to sell it in person, take care of your brother-in-law? ”

"I'm doing a good business, why do I want to give you a share? Give me a reason to ...... first," Marin asked, squinting. The liquor business is big business, and he doesn't want to part with it.

Zygmunt I knew that Marin valued the business, so his desire to get involved was even stronger. He is not a fool either, and after thinking about it for a while, he found his worth:

"I'm the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and I can help you sell whiskey. Isn't it better to have me, the king, to help promote it, such as designating whiskey as a royal drink or something, than your subordinates? "After a long time of contact with Marin, Zygmunt I also learned some business lessons. For example, the idea of designating a special drink was learned during my last visit to East Friesland.

Marin thought about it, and it was really like this. In this era, fashion was that the great nobles imitated the king, the small nobles imitated the great nobles, the rich imitated the small nobles, and the poor imitated the rich...... Imitation layer by layer, strict hierarchy...... With Zygmunt I, the monarch of the two great powers, personally helping to promote it, sales would definitely be better......

So, Ma Lin nodded reluctantly and said:

"Okay, I'll share your profits......"

"No, it's too little, at least forty percent!" Zygmunt I said shamelessly.

Marin immediately jumped up:

"I tested, only I know how to make this spirit, and I also produce the food myself. You just move your mouth to help publicize it, how can you have a face and ask for forty percent? I'll give you a maximum of 20%, otherwise don't talk about it! ”

"Don't mind, listen to me! I can help you spread the word not only in Poland and Lithuania, but also in other countries! ”

"You mean......" Marin seemed to think of something.

"That's right, the kingdoms of Bohemia and Hungary, ruled by my eldest brother, are also big markets for spirits! Bohemians may not be as fond of spirits as the Poles, but the Magyars of Hungary are standard steppe barbarians and are most fond of spirits. With my help, selling spirits in these two kingdoms will definitely increase sales greatly! So, you've got to give me 30% of the profit. After all, I'm going to hit my big brother Vladislas too. ”

Marin thought for a moment and nodded. Money is inexhaustible, and it is even more undesirable for a person to monopolize benefits. The current influence of the Jagiellonian dynasty is great. Although he has no real power in Poland and Lithuania, his family's influence is very strong. What's more, in the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary, the Jagiellonian dynasty was also very influential. If there were royal families in these four powerful countries to help promote alcohol, it would really increase sales a lot.

As for the question of having enough drinks? That's not a problem. Today, Jutland, Bremen and West Friesland, which are very suitable for agriculture, are under control. Although there is no time to use new technologies and fertilizers because of spring ploughing, the grain production will definitely explode in the future. When the time comes, there will be no shortage of raw materials for brewing rye two-pot heads.

Not to mention, the North American colonies have already begun to operate. In the future, there will be more abundant grain to be used to make wine. Therefore, the availability of alcohol is not an issue. As long as the markets of these four big countries are opened, it is foreseeable that financial resources will roll in. If you take seventy percent of the profits, even if you give thirty percent to the Jagiellonian family, it's not a big deal.

Moreover, Marin was also willing to give money to the Kingdom of Bohemia and Hungary, which involved some of Marin's schemes......

In the near future, Marin could expect the Ottoman Turks to march into the Balkans, as they have done historically, with the Kingdom of Hungary bearing the brunt.

Because of Marin's intervention, the Habsburgs lost the opportunity to unite the Spanish American Empire, and their strength must be far less than the original golden age that connected the Spanish Empire and the HRE.

Under such circumstances, even if the Habsburgs gained the kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia, they might not be able to withstand the siege of hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Turkish troops.

Whether the Habsburgs could withstand the Ottoman Turkish attack was financially the key factor. During the reign of Charles V, the Habsburgs relied on the gold and silver plundered by Spain from the Americas for financial support, and then recruited a large number of mercenaries from Germany to withstand the attack of Ottoman Turkey.

Today, the Habsburgs could no longer unite Spain. Even, Spain does not have the Americas. In this way, even if the Habsburgs had acquired the kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia, as they had historically done, they would not have had enough money to support such an army to resist the Ottoman Turkish attack.

You know, before the Habsburgs took over the Spanish colonial empire, they were the famous poor families of Europe. Although he has a great reputation, he just has no money. Therefore, it is impossible to suppress the German princes.

Later, after Charles V unified Spain, he was rich and beat France. But the French also opened up, allied with Ottoman Turkey, and attacked the HRE from the east and west, so that Charles V had no energy to unify the German states. Finally, when the situation stabilized, the frightened German princes, after Charles V was about to abdicate, chose Charles V's younger brother Ferdinand as emperor, and forcibly broke up the relationship between the Spanish Empire and the HRE. Otherwise, those vassal states will definitely not survive.

But that was originally a historical event, and Marin, the time-traveler, deprived the Habsburgs of the opportunity to gain the Spanish Empire. In this way, Hungary and Bohemia will be obtained in the future. With the impoverished nature of the Habsburgs, they did not necessarily have the money to maintain an army that could withstand the Ottoman Turks.

Therefore, Marin must pay for his change in history. And supporting the Kingdom of Hungary and Bohemia became an option for Marin.

How to support? Of course, it's financial support. Whether ruled by the Jagiellons or the Habsburgs, the fighting power of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Bohemia is unquestionable. The Kingdom of Hungary, in particular, can easily recruit tens of thousands of Magyar cavalry - as long as you can afford it......

Therefore, the key to supporting the Kingdom of Hungary against Ottoman Turkey was whether or not there was money to feed the Hungarian hussars. As long as there is money to feed the army, Hungary's combat effectiveness is definitely not bad.

Eventually, Marin and Zygmunt I made an agreement to divide thirty percent of the whisky profits to the Jagiellonian family. But Zygmunt I had to promise to give at least half of the profits from the sale of whisky in the Kingdom of Hungary and Bohemia to the Hungarian and Bohemian crowns......

This clause Marin had ulterior motives, and the condition that "at least half of the profits from the sale of whisky in the Kingdom of Hungary and Bohemia shall be distributed to the Hungarian and Bohemian royal families" is well documented. This was clearly a foreshadowing for the Habsburgs to take over Hungary and Bohemia in the future, so Marin emphasized that half of the profits, that is, half of the profits, should be distributed to the royal families of Hungary and Bohemia, rather than specifically referring to the Jagiellonian family.

In this way, when the Habsburgs took over Hungary and Bohemia in the future, Marin could continue to use the windfall profits of whiskey to give blood transfusions to the Habsburgs who took over Hungary and Bohemia, so as to strengthen their ability to resist Ottoman Turkey.

As for whether Lajos II, who was born not long ago, will die in battle in the future? Marin doesn't think about it. Because, Lajos II was the son of Vladislas II and was very favored. This also led to the fact that Lajos II would definitely be spoiled, and it would be difficult for him to escape the Ottoman Turks in the future. Only by uniting with Austria and Poland could they withstand the powerful offensive of the Ottoman Turks. There was a high chance that Lajos II would be killed, and according to the agreement reached between Vladislas II and Maximilian I, the kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia would be succeeded by descendants of Maximilian I as long as he became no heir. Therefore, the chances of the Habsburgs uniting Hungary and Bohemia are quite high.

As long as the Habsburgs took over the Kingdom of Hungary, they had to face the hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Turkish troops. Without the gold and silver imports of the Spanish Empire in the Americas, the Habsburgs would be mired in the struggle for hegemony in the Balkans, and would have no time to look north.

Therefore, Marin very much wanted the Habsburgs to be mired in the war in the Balkans. In this way, he was able to expand his territory in the "Little Germany" region of northern Germany.

The Habsburgs would even have to turn to themselves because they had to face the powerful pressures of the Ottoman Turkish, French, and Swiss uprisings at the same time. In this way, Marin could claim benefits from the Habsburgs. And as a royal family, there are a lot of things that can be given to Marin. It's all in name, but it's exactly what Marin needs......